Australian & New Zealand Handgun

Australian & New Zealand Handgun showcases legitimate handgun shooting activities for recreational club and competitive shooters, collectors, historians, and those in the law enforcement and security industries. The magazine features reviews on air pistols, rimfire and centrefire self-loading pistols and revolvers, ammunition and other shooting accessories, as well as interviews with successful Australian and international handgun competitors, and articles on ammunition reloading, custom firearms and handguns of historical interest.

Australian & New Zealand Handgun

Editorial

A touch of class Walther’s modern classics

The great 9mm ammo comparison

A taste of the Wild West Schmidt Ostheim/Rhon .22 LR

Crossing the ditch with handguns

Get up close with Industek pistol borescope

Smooth switch to challenges new S&W Model 41

The Governor he’s tougher than he looks

Old or new 1911 still has what it takes

9mm Luger round still reigns supreme

Industek scope puts you on the spot

The name’s Walther … PPK legend lives on • The Walther PPK is arguably the most famous handgun in the world if, for nothing else, being the firearm of choice of Her Majesty’s Secret Service agent 007, James Bond. But aside from its place in celluloid fiction the PPK’s history spans 90 years. As Rod Pascoe discovers, the legendary firearm which traced a course through World War Two and the Cold War and ended the life of the most evil dictator in the world is again being manufactured - but this time for an entirely different market.

Cleaning is crucial in upkeep of pistols

Browning X-Point out on its own

Tigershark with plenty of bite

Looking West for a new challenge

GT9 just oozing European class

Maybe not so Sharpe after all

And on the other hand…

CZ TS 2 it’s in the game

Colt Delta Elite almost as powerful as the .41 Magnum

Revolvers In the beginning

Bit of a long shot? shooting 500m with a pistol

1911 Pro Series Don’t you just love it?

Fitting Leupold’s Delta Point Pro to a 1911 clone

Smith & Wesson’s Magnum Hunter once the most powerful handgun in the world

Elmer Keith’s 44 influence

Fitting a Reflex sight on Taurus Model 66 revolver

Bodyguard 380 a nod to bygone days

Competitions For your chance to win